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5 @c Documentation for Eshell: The Emacs Shell.
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12 @c Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at
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13 @c your option) any later version.
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17 @c MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
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18 @c General Public License for more details.
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20 @c You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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22 @c Software Foundation, 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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24 @c %**start of header
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25 @setfilename ../info/eshell
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26 @settitle Eshell: The Emacs Shell
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27 @c %**end of header
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29 @dircategory Emacs
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30 @direntry
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31 * Eshell: (eshell). A command shell implemented in Emacs Lisp.
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36 Copyright @copyright{} 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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38 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
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39 under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or
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40 any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no
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41 Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover texts being ``A GNU
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42 Manual'', and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the
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47 this GNU Manual, like GNU software. Copies published by the Free
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48 Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development.''
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61 @center @titlefont{User's Guide}
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65 @center @titlefont{Eshell: The Emacs Shell}
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78 @vskip 0pt plus 1filll
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91 Software Foundation raise funds for GNU development.''
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102 @c The real text starts here
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105 @node Top, What is Eshell?, (dir), (dir)
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106 @ifinfo
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107 @top Eshell
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109 This manual documents Eshell, a shell-like command interpretor
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110 implemented in Emacs Lisp. It invokes no external processes except for
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111 those requested by the user. It is intended to be a functional
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112 replacement for command shells such as @command{bash}, @command{zsh},
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113 @command{rc}, or @command{4dos}; since Emacs itself is capable of
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114 handling the sort of tasks accomplished by those tools.
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115 @c This manual is updated to release 2.4 of Eshell.
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116 @end ifinfo
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118 @menu
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119 * What is Eshell?:: A brief introduction to the Emacs Shell.
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120 * Installation:: For users of Emacs 20 and XEmacs.
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121 * Command basics:: The basics of command usage.
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122 * Commands::
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123 * Arguments::
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124 * Input/Output::
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125 * Process control::
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126 * Extension modules::
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127 * Extras and Goodies::
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128 * Bugs and ideas:: Known problems, and future ideas.
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129 * Concept Index::
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130 * Function and Variable Index::
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131 * Key Index::
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134 @node What is Eshell?, Installation, Top, Top
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135 @chapter What is Eshell?
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136 @cindex what is Eshell?
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137 @cindex Eshell, what it is
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139 Eshell is a @dfn{command shell} written in Emacs Lisp. Everything it
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140 does, it uses Emacs' facilities to do. This means that Eshell is as
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141 portable as Emacs itself. It also means that cooperation with Lisp code
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142 is natural and seamless.
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144 What is a command shell? To properly understand the role of a shell,
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145 it's necessary to visualize what a computer does for you. Basically, a
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146 computer is a tool; in order to use that tool, you must tell it what to
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147 do---or give it ``commands.'' These commands take many forms, such as
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156 to list your files.@footnote{This is comparable to viewing the
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157 contents of a folder using a graphical display.}
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165 too difficult to express using a mouse or pointing device. It is just
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166 these kinds of requests that are easily solved using a command shell.
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168 For example, what if you want to list every Word file on your hard
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170 at in over six months? That is a good candidate list for deletion, when
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172 computer for such a list? There is no way to do it! At least, not
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175 The role of a command shell is to give you more control over what your
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177 it does come at a cost: Learning the necessary script commands to
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181 Any tool you use often deserves the time spent learning to master it.
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184 it's easier than it looks: @code{ls -lt **/*.doc(Lk+50aM+5)}.}
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186 As of Emacs 21, Eshell is part of the standard Emacs distribution.
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188 @menu
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189 * Contributors to Eshell:: People who have helped out!
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197 Contributions to Eshell are welcome. I have limited time to work on
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198 this project, but I will gladly add any code you contribute to me to
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199 this package.
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201 The following persons have made contributions to Eshell.
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204 @item
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205 Eli Zaretskii made it possible for Eshell to run without requiring
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206 asynchronous subprocess support. This is important for MS-DOS, which
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209 @item
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210 Miles Bader contributed many fixes during the port to Emacs 21.@refill
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212 @item
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213 Stefan Monnier fixed the things which bothered him, which of course made
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214 things better for all.@refill
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216 @item
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217 Gerd Moellmann also helped to contribute bug fixes during the initial
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218 integration with Emacs 21.@refill
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220 @item
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221 Alex Schroeder contributed code for interactively querying the user
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222 before overwriting files.@refill
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224 @item
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225 Sudish Joseph helped with some XEmacs compatibility issues.@refill
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226 @end itemize
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228 Apart from these, a lot of people have sent suggestions, ideas,
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229 requests, bug reports and encouragement. Thanks a lot! Without you
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230 there would be no new releases of Eshell.
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232 @node Installation, Command basics, What is Eshell?, Top
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234 @cindex installation
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236 As mentioned above, Eshell comes preinstalled as of Emacs 21. If you're
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237 using Emacs 20.4 or later, or XEmacs 21, you can download the most
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239 @url{http://www.gci-net.com/users/j/johnw/Emacs/eshell.tar.gz}.
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241 However, if you are using Emacs 21, you may skip this section.
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243 @section Short Form
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245 Here's exactly what to do, with no explanation why:
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247 @enumerate
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248 @item
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249 @samp{M-x load-file RET eshell-auto.el RET}.
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251 @item
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252 @samp{ESC : (add-to-list 'load-path "<path where Eshell resides>") RET}.
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254 @item
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255 @samp{ESC : (add-to-list 'load-path "<path where Pcomplete resides>") RET}.
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257 @item
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258 @samp{M-x eshell RET}.
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260 You should see a version banner displayed.
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262 @item
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263 @samp{ls RET}.
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265 Confirm that you see a file listing.
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267 @item
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268 @samp{eshell-test RET}.
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270 Confirm that everything runs correctly. Use @kbd{M-x eshell-report-bug} if
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273 @item
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274 @samp{cd $@{dirname (locate-library "eshell-auto")@} RET}.
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276 @item
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277 @samp{find-file Makefile RET}.
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280 Edit the Makefile to reflect your site.
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282 @item
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283 @samp{M-x eshell RET}.
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286 @samp{make install RET}.
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289 @samp{find-file $user-init-file RET}.
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292 Add the following lines to your @file{.emacs} file:
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299 @item
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300 @samp{M-x eshell RET}.
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302 @item
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303 @samp{customize-option #'eshell-modules-list RET}.
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305 @item
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306 Select the extension modules you prefer.
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308 @item
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309 Restart Emacs!
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311 @item
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312 @samp{M-x info RET m Eshell RET}.
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314 Read the manual and enjoy!
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317 @section Long Form
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320 @item
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321 Before building and installing Eshell, it is important to test that it
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322 will work properly on your system. To do this, first load the file
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323 @file{eshell-auto}, which will define certain autoloads required to run
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327 @item
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328 In order for Emacs to find Eshell's files, the Eshell directory must be
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329 added to the @code{load-path} variable. This can be done within Emacs by
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330 typing:
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332 @example
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335 @end example
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337 @item
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338 Start Eshell from the distributed sources, using default settings, by
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339 typing @kbd{M-x eshell}.
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341 @item
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342 Verify that Eshell is functional by typing @command{ls} followed by
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343 @key{RET}. You should have already seen a version banner announcing the
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344 version number of this release, followed by a prompt.
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346 @item
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347 Run the test suite by typing @command{eshell-test} followed by @key{RET}
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348 in the Eshell buffer. It is important that Emacs be left alone while
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349 the tests are running, since extraneous command input may cause some of
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350 the tests to fail (they were never intended to run in the background).
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351 If all of the tests pass, Eshell should work just fine on your system.
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352 If any of the tests fail, please send e-mail to the Eshell maintainer
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353 using the command @kbd{M-x eshell-report-bug}.
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355 @item
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356 Edit the file @file{Makefile} in the directory containing the Eshell
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357 sources to reflect the location of certain Emacs directories at your
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358 site. The only things you really have to change are the definitions of
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359 @code{lispdir} and @code{infodir}. The elisp files will be copied to
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360 @code{lispdir}, and the info file to @code{infodir}.
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362 @item
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363 Type @kbd{make install} in the directory containing the Eshell sources.
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364 This will byte-compile all of the @file{*.el} files and copy both the
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365 source and compiled versions to the directories specified in the
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366 previous step. It will also copy the info file, and add a corresponding
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367 entry to your @file{dir} file----if the program @code{install-info} can
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368 be found on your system.
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370 If you only want to create the compiled elisp files, but don't want to
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371 install them, you can type just @kbd{make} instead.
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373 @item
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374 Add the directory into which Eshell was installed to your
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375 @code{load-path} variable. This can be done by adding the following
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376 line to your @file{.emacs} file:
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378 @example
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379 (add-to-list 'load-path "/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp/eshell")
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382 The actual directory on your system may differ.
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384 @item
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385 To install Eshell privately, edit your @file{.emacs} file; to install
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386 Eshell site-wide, edit the file @file{site-start.el} in your
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388 @file{/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp} or something similar). In
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389 either case enter the following line into the appropriate file:
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391 @example
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392 (load "eshell-auto")
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393 @end example
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395 @item
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396 Restart Emacs. After restarting, customize the variable
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397 @code{eshell-modules-list}. This variable selects which Eshell
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398 extension modules you want to use. You will find documentation on each
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399 of those modules in the Info manual.
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402 @cindex documentation, printed version
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403 @cindex printed version of documentation
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404 If you have @TeX{} installed at your site, you can make a typeset manual
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405 from @file{eshell.texi}.
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407 @enumerate
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408 @item
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409 Run @TeX{} by typing @kbd{texi2dvi eshell.texi}. (With Emacs 21.1 or
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411 the Emacs source distribution will do that.)
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414 Convert the resulting device independent file @file{eshell.dvi} to a
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415 form which your printer can output and print it. If you have a
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416 postscript printer, there is a program, @code{dvi2ps}, which does that; there
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418 you can use. For other printers, use a suitable DVI driver,
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419 e.g., @code{dvilj4} for LaserJet-compatible printers.
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422 @node Command basics, Commands, Installation, Top
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423 @chapter Basic overview
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425 A command shell is a means of entering verbally-formed commands. This
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426 is really all that it does, and every feature described in this manual
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427 is a means to that end. Therefore, it's important to take firm hold on
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428 exactly what a command is, and how it fits in the overall picture of
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429 things.
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431 @menu
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432 * Commands verbs:: Commands always begin with a verb.
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433 * Command arguments:: Some verbs require arguments.
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434 @end menu
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436 @node Commands verbs, Command arguments, Command basics, Command basics
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437 @section Commands verbs
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438
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439 Commands are expressed using @dfn{script}, a special shorthand language
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440 computers can understand with no trouble. Script is an extremely simple
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441 language; oddly enough, this is what makes it look so complicated!
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442 Whereas normal languages use a variety of embellishments, the form of a
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443 script command is always:
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445 @example
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446 @var{verb} [@var{arguments}]
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447 @end example
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448
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449 The verb expresses what you want your computer to do. There are a fixed
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450 number of verbs, although this number is usually quite large. On the
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451 author's computer, it reaches almost 1400 in number. But of course,
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452 only a handful of these are really necessary.
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453
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454 Sometimes, the verb is all that's written. A verb is always a single
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455 word, usually related to the task it performs. @command{reboot} is a
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456 good example. Entering that on GNU/Linux will reboot the
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457 computer---assuming you have sufficient privileges.
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458
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459 Other verbs require more information. These are usually very capable
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460 verbs, and must be told specifically what to do. The extra information
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461 is given in the form of @dfn{arguments}. For example, the
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462 @command{echo} verb prints back whatever arguments you type. It
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463 requires these arguments to know what to echo. A proper use of
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464 @command{echo} looks like this:
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465
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466 @example
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467 echo This is an example of using echo!
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468 @end example
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469
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470 This script command causes the computer to echo back: ``This is an
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471 example of using echo!''
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472
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473 Although command verbs are always simple words, like @command{reboot} or
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474 @command{echo}, arguments may have a wide variety of forms. There are
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475 textual arguments, numerical arguments---even Lisp arguments.
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476 Distinguishing these different types of arguments requires special
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477 typing, for the computer to know exactly what you mean.
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478
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479 @node Command arguments, , Commands verbs, Command basics
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480 @section Command arguments
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481
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482 Eshell recognizes several different kinds of command arguments:
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483
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484 @enumerate
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485 @item Strings (also called textual arguments)
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486 @item Numbers (floating point or integer)
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487 @item Lisp lists
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488 @item Lisp symbols
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489 @item Emacs buffers
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490 @item Emacs process handles
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491 @end enumerate
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492
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493 Most users need to worry only about the first two. The third, Lisp lists,
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494 occur very frequently, but almost always behind the scenes.
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495
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496 Strings are the most common type of argument, and consist of nearly any
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497 character. Special characters---those used by Eshell
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498 specifically---must be preceded by a backslash (@samp{\}). When in doubt, it
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499 is safe to add backslashes anywhere and everywhere.
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500
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501 Here is a more complicated @command{echo} example:
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502
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503 @example
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504 echo A\ Multi-word\ Argument\ With\ A\ \$\ dollar
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505 @end example
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506
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507 Beyond this, things get a bit more complicated. While not beyond the
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508 reach of someone wishing to learn, it is definitely beyond the scope of
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509 this manual to present it all in a simplistic manner. Get comfortable
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510 with Eshell as a basic command invocation tool, and learn more about the
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511 commands on your system; then come back when it all sits more familiarly
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512 on your mind. Have fun!
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513
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514 @node Commands, Arguments, Command basics, Top
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515 @chapter Commands
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516
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517 @menu
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518 * Invocation::
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519 * Completion::
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520 * Aliases::
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521 * History::
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522 * Scripts::
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523 @end menu
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524
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525 Essentially, a command shell is all about invoking commands---and
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526 everything that entails. So understanding how Eshell invokes commands
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527 is the key to comprehending how it all works.
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528
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529 @node Invocation, Completion, Commands, Commands
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530 @section Invocation
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531
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532 Unlike regular system shells, Eshell never invokes kernel functions
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533 directly, such as @code{exec(3)}. Instead, it uses the Lisp functions
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534 available in the Emacs Lisp library. It does this by transforming the
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535 command you specify into a callable Lisp form.@footnote{To see the Lisp
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536 form that will be invoked, type: @samp{eshell-parse-command "echo
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537 hello"}}
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538
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539 This transformation, from the string of text typed at the command
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540 prompt, to the ultimate invocation of either a Lisp function or external
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541 command, follows these steps:
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542
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543 @enumerate
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544 @item Parse the command string into separate arguments.
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545 @item
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546 @end enumerate
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547
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548 @node Completion, Aliases, Invocation, Commands
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549 @section Completion
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550
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551 @node Aliases, History, Completion, Commands
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552 @section Aliases
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553
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554 @node History, Scripts, Aliases, Commands
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555 @section History
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556
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557 @node Scripts, , History, Commands
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558 @section Scripts
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559
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560
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561 @node Arguments, Input/Output, Commands, Top
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562 @chapter Arguments
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563
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564 @menu
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565 * The Parser::
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566 * Variables::
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567 * Substitution::
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568 * Globbing::
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569 * Predicates::
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570 @end menu
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571
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572 @node The Parser, Variables, Arguments, Arguments
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573 @section The Parser
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574
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575 @node Variables, Substitution, The Parser, Arguments
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576 @section Variables
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577
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578 @node Substitution, Globbing, Variables, Arguments
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579 @section Substitution
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580
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581 @node Globbing, Predicates, Substitution, Arguments
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582 @section Globbing
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583
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584 @node Predicates, , Globbing, Arguments
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585 @section Predicates
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586
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587
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588 @node Input/Output, Process control, Arguments, Top
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589 @chapter Input/Output
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590
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591 @node Process control, Extension modules, Input/Output, Top
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592 @chapter Process control
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593
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594
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595 @node Extension modules, Extras and Goodies, Process control, Top
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596 @chapter Extension modules
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597
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598 @menu
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599 * Writing a module::
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600 * Module testing::
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601 * Directory handling::
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602 * Key rebinding::
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603 * Smart scrolling::
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604 * Terminal emulation::
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605 * Built-in UNIX commands::
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606 @end menu
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607
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608 @node Writing a module, Module testing, Extension modules, Extension modules
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609 @section Writing a module
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610
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611 @node Module testing, Directory handling, Writing a module, Extension modules
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612 @section Module testing
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613
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614 @node Directory handling, Key rebinding, Module testing, Extension modules
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615 @section Directory handling
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616
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617 @node Key rebinding, Smart scrolling, Directory handling, Extension modules
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618 @section Key rebinding
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619
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620 @node Smart scrolling, Terminal emulation, Key rebinding, Extension modules
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621 @section Smart scrolling
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622
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623 @node Terminal emulation, Built-in UNIX commands, Smart scrolling, Extension modules
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624 @section Terminal emulation
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625
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626 @node Built-in UNIX commands, , Terminal emulation, Extension modules
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627 @section Built-in UNIX commands
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628
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629
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630 @node Extras and Goodies, Bugs and ideas, Extension modules, Top
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631 @chapter Extras and Goodies
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632
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633 @node Bugs and ideas, Concept Index, Extras and Goodies, Top
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634 @chapter Bugs and ideas
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635 @cindex reporting bugs and ideas
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636 @cindex bugs, how to report them
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637 @cindex author, how to reach
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638 @cindex email to the author
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639 @cindex FAQ
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640 @cindex problems, list of common
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641
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642 If you find a bug or misfeature, don't hesitate to let me know! Send
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643 email to @email{johnw@@gnu.org}. Feature requests should also be sent
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644 there. I prefer discussing one thing at a time. If you find several
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645 unrelated bugs, please report them separately.
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646
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647 If you have ideas for improvements, or if you have written some
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648 extensions to this package, I would like to hear from you. I hope you
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649 find this package useful!
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650
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651 @menu
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652 * Known problems::
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653 @end menu
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654
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655 @node Known problems, , Bugs and ideas, Bugs and ideas
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656 @section Known problems
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657 @cindex known bugs
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658 @cindex bugs, known
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659
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660 Below is complete list of known problems with Eshell version 2.4.1,
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661 which is the version included with Emacs 21.1.
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662
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663 @table @asis
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664 @item Differentiate between aliases and functions
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665
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666 Allow for a bash-compatible syntax, such as:
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667
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668 @example
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669 alias arg=blah
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670 function arg () @{ blah $* @}
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671 @end example
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672
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673 @item @samp{for i in 1 2 3 @{ grep -q a b && *echo has it @} | wc -l} outputs result after prompt
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674
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675 In fact, piping to a process from a looping construct doesn't work in
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676 general. If I change the call to @code{eshell-copy-handles} in
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677 @code{eshell-rewrite-for-command} to use @code{eshell-protect}, it seems
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678 to work, but the output occurs after the prompt is displayed. The whole
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679 structured command thing is too complicated at present.
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680
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681 @item Error with @command{bc} in @code{eshell-test}
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682
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683 On some XEmacs system, the subprocess interaction test fails
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684 inexplicably, although @command{bc} works fine at the command prompt.
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685
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686 @item Eshell does not delete @file{*Help*} buffers in XEmacs 21.1.8+
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687
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688 In XEmacs 21.1.8, the @file{*Help*} buffer has been renamed such that
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689 multiple instances of the @file{*Help*} buffer can exist.
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690
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691 @item Pcomplete sometimes gets stuck
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692
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693 You press @key{TAB}, but no completions appear, even though the
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694 directory has matching files. This behavior is rare.
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695
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696 @item @samp{grep python $<rpm -qa>} doesn't work, but using @samp{*grep} does
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697
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698 This happens because the @code{grep} Lisp function returns immediately,
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699 and then the asynchronous @command{grep} process expects to examine the
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700 temporary file, which has since been deleted.
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701
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702 @item Problem with C-r repeating text
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703
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704 If the text @emph{before point} reads "./run", and you type @kbd{C-r r u
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705 n}, it will repeat the line for every character typed.
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706
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707 @item Backspace doesn't scroll back after continuing (in smart mode)
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708
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709 Hitting space during a process invocation, such as @command{make}, will
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710 cause it to track the bottom of the output; but backspace no longer
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711 scrolls back.
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712
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713 @item It's not possible to fully @code{unload-feature} Eshell
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714
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715 @item Menu support was removed, but never put back
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716
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717 @item Using C-p and C-n with rebind gets into a locked state
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718
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719 This happened a few times in Emacs 21, but has been unreproducable
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720 since.
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721
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722 @item If an interactive process is currently running, @kbd{M-!} doesn't work
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723
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724 @item Use a timer instead of @code{sleep-for} when killing child processes
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725
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726 @item Piping to a Lisp function is not supported
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727
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728 Make it so that the Lisp command on the right of the pipe is repeatedly
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729 called with the input strings as arguments. This will require changing
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730 @code{eshell-do-pipeline} to handle non-process targets.
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731
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732 @item Input redirection is not supported
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733
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734 See the above entry.
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735
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736 @item Problem running @command{less} without arguments on Windows
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737
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738 The result in the Eshell buffer is:
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739
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740 @example
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741 Spawning child process: invalid argument
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742 @end example
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743
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744 Also a new @command{less} buffer was created with nothing in it@dots{}
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745 (presumably this holds the output of @command{less}).
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746
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747 If @command{less.exe} is invoked from the Eshell command line, the
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748 expected output is written to the buffer.
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749
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750 Note that this happens on NT-Emacs 20.6.1 on Windows 2000. The term.el
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751 package and the supplied shell both use the @command{cmdproxy} program
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752 for running shells.
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753
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754 @item Implement @samp{-r}, @samp{-n} and @samp{-s} switches for @command{cp}
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755
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756 @item Make @kbd{M-5 M-x eshell} switch to ``*eshell<5>*'', creating if need be
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757
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758 @item @samp{mv @var{dir} @var{file}.tar} does not remove directories
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759
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760 This is because the tar option --remove-files doesn't do so. Should it
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761 be Eshell's job?
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762
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763 @item Bind @code{standard-output} and @code{standard-error}
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764
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John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
765 This would be so that if a Lisp function calls @code{print}, everything
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
766 will happen as it should (albeit slowly).
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
767
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
768 @item When an extension module fails to load, @samp{cd /} gives a Lisp error
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
769
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
770 @item If a globbing pattern returns one match, should it be a list?
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
771
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
772 @item Make sure syntax table is correct in Eshell mode
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
773
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
774 So that @kbd{M-DEL} acts in a predictable manner, etc.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
775
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
776 @item Allow all Eshell buffers to share the same history and list-dir
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
777
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
778 @item There is a problem with script commands that output to @file{/dev/null}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
779
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
780 If a script file, somewhere in the middle, uses @samp{> /dev/null},
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
781 output from all subsequent commands is swallowed.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
782
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
783 @item Split up parsing of text after @samp{$} in @file{esh-var.el}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
784
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
785 Make it similar to the way that @file{esh-arg.el} is structured.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
786 Then add parsing of @samp{$[?\n]}.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
787
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
788 @item After pressing @kbd{M-RET}, redisplay before running the next command
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
789
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
790 @item Argument predicates and modifiers should work anywhere in a path
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
791
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
792 @example
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
793 /usr/local/src/editors/vim $ vi **/CVS(/)/Root(.)
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
794 Invalid regexp: "Unmatched ( or \\("
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
795 @end example
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
796
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
797 With @command{zsh}, the glob above expands to all files named
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
798 @file{Root} in directories named @file{CVS}.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
799
33022
4c98dfd09341 Corrected some typos
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 33020
diff changeset
800 @item Typing @samp{echo $@{locate locate@}/bin<TAB>} results in a Lisp error
33020
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
801
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
802 Perhaps it should interpolate all permutations, and make that the
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
803 globbing result, since otherwise hitting return here will result in
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
804 ``(list of filenames)/bin'', which is never valuable. Thus, one could
33022
4c98dfd09341 Corrected some typos
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 33020
diff changeset
805 @command{cat} only C backup files by using @samp{ls $@{identity *.c@}~}.
33020
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
806 In that case, having an alias command name @command{glob} for
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
807 @command{identity} would be useful.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
808
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
809 @item Once symbolic mode is supported for @command{umask}, implement @command{chmod} in Lisp
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
810
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
811 @item Create @code{eshell-expand-file-name}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
812
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
813 This would use a data table to transform things such as @samp{~+},
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
814 @samp{...}, etc.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
815
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
816 @item Abstract @file{em-smart.el} into @file{smart-scroll.el}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
817
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
818 It only really needs: to be hooked onto the output filter and the
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
819 pre-command hook, and to have the input-end and input-start markers.
36508
753bb928f910 Minor fixes.
Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
parents: 35667
diff changeset
820 And to know whether the last output group was ``successful.''
33020
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
821
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
822 @item Allow for fully persisting the state of Eshell
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
823
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
824 This would include: variables, history, buffer, input, dir stack, etc.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
825
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
826 @item Implement D as an argument predicate
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
827
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
828 It means that files beginning with a dot should be included in the
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
829 glob match.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
830
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
831 @item A comma in a predicate list should mean OR
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
832
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
833 At the moment, this is not supported.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
834
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
835 @item Error if a glob doesn't expand due to a predicate
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
836
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
837 An error should be generated only if @code{eshell-error-if-no-glob} is
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
838 non-nil.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
839
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
840 @item @samp{(+ RET SPC TAB} does not cause @code{indent-according-to-mode} to occur
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
841
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
842 @item Create @code{eshell-auto-accumulate-list}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
843
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
844 This is a list of commands for which, if the user presses @kbd{RET}, the
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
845 text is staged as the next Eshell command, rather than being sent to the
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
846 current interactive process.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
847
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
848 @item Display file and line number if an error occurs in a script
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
849
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
850 @item @command{wait} doesn't work with process ids at the moment
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
851
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
852 @item Enable the direct-to-process input code in @file{em-term.el}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
853
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
854 @item Problem with repeating @samp{echo $@{find /tmp@}}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
855
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
856 With smart display active, if @kbd{RET} is held down, after a while it
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
857 can't keep up anymore and starts outputting blank lines. It only
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
858 happens if an asynchronous process is involved@dots{}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
859
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
860 I think the problem is that @code{eshell-send-input} is resetting the
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
861 input target location, so that if the asynchronous process is not done
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
862 by the time the next @kbd{RET} is received, the input processor thinks
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
863 that the input is meant for the process; which, when smart display is
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
864 enabled, will be the text of the last command line! That is a bug in
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
865 itself.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
866
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
867 In holding down @kbd{RET} while an asynchronous process is running,
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
868 there will be a point in between termination of the process, and the
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
869 running of @code{eshell-post-command-hook}, which would cause
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
870 @code{eshell-send-input} to call @code{eshell-copy-old-input}, and then
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
871 process that text as a command to be run after the process. Perhaps
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
872 there should be a way of killing pending input between the death of the
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
873 process, and the @code{post-command-hook}.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
874
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
875 @item Allow for a more aggressive smart display mode
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
876
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
877 Perhaps toggled by a command, that makes each output block a smart
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
878 display block.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
879
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
880 @item Create more meta variables
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
881
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
882 @table @samp
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
883 @item $!
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
884 The reason for the failure of the last disk command, or the text of the
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
885 last Lisp error.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
886
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
887 @item $=
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
888 A special associate array, which can take references of the form
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
889 @samp{$=[REGEXP]}. It indexes into the directory ring.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
890 @end table
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
891
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
892 @item Eshell scripts can't execute in the background
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
893
33030
867e27924dcd Some markup fixes. Don't call Windows a ``win''.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33022
diff changeset
894 @item Support zsh's ``Parameter Expansion'' syntax, i.e. @samp{$@{@var{name}:-@var{val}@}}
33020
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
895
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
896 @item Write an @command{info} alias that can take arguments
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
897
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
898 So that the user can enter @samp{info chmod}, for example.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
899
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
900 @item Create a mode @code{eshell-browse}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
901
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
902 It would treat the Eshell buffer as a outline. Collapsing the outline
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
903 hides all of the output text. Collapsing again would show only the
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
904 first command run in each directory
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
905
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
906 @item Allow other revisions of a file to be referenced using @samp{file@{rev@}}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
907
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
908 This would be expanded by @code{eshell-expand-file-name} (see above).
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
909
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
910 @item Print ``You have new mail'' when the ``Mail'' icon is turned on
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
911
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
912 @item Implement @kbd{M-|} for Eshell
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
913
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
914 @item Implement input redirection
32450
99899af1ec94 Added the beginnings of proper Eshell documentation.
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents:
diff changeset
915
33020
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
916 If it's a Lisp function, input redirection implies @command{xargs} (in a
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
917 way@dots{}). If input redirection is added, also update the
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
918 @code{file-name-quote-list}, and the delimiter list.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
919
33030
867e27924dcd Some markup fixes. Don't call Windows a ``win''.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33022
diff changeset
920 @item Allow @samp{#<@var{word} @var{arg}>} as a generic syntax
33020
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
921
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
922 With the handling of @emph{word} specified by an
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
923 @code{eshell-special-alist}.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
924
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925 @item In @code{eshell-veal-using-options}, allow a @code{:complete} tag
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926
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927 It would be used to provide completion rules for that command. Then the
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diff changeset
928 macro will automagically define the completion function.
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diff changeset
929
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parents: 32542
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930 @item For @code{eshell-command-on-region}, apply redirections to the result
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diff changeset
931
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932 So that @samp{+ > 'blah} would cause the result of the @code{+} (using
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diff changeset
933 input from the current region) to be inserting into the symbol
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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diff changeset
934 @code{blah}.
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diff changeset
935
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936 If an external command is being invoked, the input is sent as standard
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937 input, as if a @samp{cat <region> |} had been invoked.
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938
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parents: 32542
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939 If a Lisp command, or an alias, is invoked, then if the line has no
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John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
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940 newline characters, it is divided by whitespace and passed as arguments
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941 to the Lisp function. Otherwise, it is divided at the newline
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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942 characters. Thus, invoking @code{+} on a series of numbers will add
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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943 them; @code{min} would display the smallest figure, etc.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
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944
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parents: 32542
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945 @item Write @code{eshell-script-mode} as a minor mode
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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diff changeset
946
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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947 It would provide syntax, abbrev, highlighting and indenting support like
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
diff changeset
948 @code{emacs-lisp-mode} and @code{shell-mode}.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
diff changeset
949
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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950 @item In the history mechanism, finish the @command{bash}-style support
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
diff changeset
951
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parents: 32542
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952 This means @samp{!n}, @samp{!#}, @samp{!:%}, and @samp{!:1-} as separate
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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953 from @samp{!:1*}.
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954
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parents: 32542
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955 @item Support the -n command line option for @command{history}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
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956
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
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957 @item Implement @command{fc} in Lisp
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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958
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parents: 32542
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959 @item Specifying a frame as a redirection target should imply the currently active window's buffer
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
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960
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961 @item Implement @samp{>@var{func-or-func-list}}
33020
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962
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
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963 This would allow for an ``output translators'', that take a function to
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
964 modify output with, and a target. Devise a syntax that works well with
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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965 pipes, and can accomodate multiple functions (i.e., @samp{>'(upcase
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
966 regexp-quote)} or @samp{>'upcase}).
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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967
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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968 @item Allow Eshell to read/write to/from standard input and output
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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969
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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970 This would be optional, rather than always using the Eshell buffer.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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971 This would allow it to be run from the command line (perhaps).
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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972
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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973 @item Write a @command{help} command
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
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974
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975 It would call subcommands with @option{--help}, or @option{-h} or
867e27924dcd Some markup fixes. Don't call Windows a ``win''.
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976 @option{/?}, as appropriate.
33020
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
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977
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John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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978 @item Implement @command{stty} in Lisp
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
diff changeset
979
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parents: 33022
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980 @item Support @command{rc}'s matching operator, e.g. @samp{~ (@var{list}) @var{regexp}}
33020
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parents: 32542
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981
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parents: 32542
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982 @item Implement @command{bg} and @command{fg} as editors of @code{eshell-process-list}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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983
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
984 Using @command{bg} on a process that is already in the background does
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
985 nothing. Specifying redirection targets replaces (or adds) to the list
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
986 current being used.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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987
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
988 @item Have @command{jobs} print only the processes for the current shell
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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989
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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990 @item How can Eshell learn if a background process has requested input?
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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991
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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992 @item Support @samp{2>&1} and @samp{>&} and @samp{2>} and @samp{|&}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
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993
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
994 The syntax table for parsing these should be customizable, such that the
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
995 user could change it to use rc syntax: @samp{>[2=1]}.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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996
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John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
997 @item Allow @samp{$_[-1]}, which would indicate the last element of the array
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
998
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parents: 32542
diff changeset
999 @item Make @samp{$x[*]} equal to listing out the full contents of @samp{x}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
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1000
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John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1001 Return them as a list, so that @samp{$_[*]} is all the arguments of the
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1002 last command.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1003
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parents: 32542
diff changeset
1004 @item Copy ANSI code handling from @file{term.el} into @file{em-term.el}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
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1005
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1006 Make it possible for the user to send char-by-char to the underlying
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1007 process. Ultimately, I should be able to move away from using term.el
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
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1008 altogether, since everything but the ANSI code handling is already part
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parents: 33022
diff changeset
1009 of Eshell. Then, things would work correctly on MS-Windows as well
867e27924dcd Some markup fixes. Don't call Windows a ``win''.
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parents: 33022
diff changeset
1010 (which doesn't have @file{/bin/sh}, although @file{term.el} tries to use
867e27924dcd Some markup fixes. Don't call Windows a ``win''.
Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
parents: 33022
diff changeset
1011 it).
33020
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parents: 32542
diff changeset
1012
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1013 @item Make the shell spawning commands be visual
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1014
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1015 That is, make (@command{su}, @command{bash}, @command{telnet},
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1016 @command{rlogin}, @command{rsh}, etc.) be part of
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1017 @code{eshell-visual-commands}. The only exception is if the shell is
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1018 being used to invoke a single command. Then, the behavior should be
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1019 based on what that command is.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1020
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diff changeset
1021 @item Create a smart viewing command named @command{open}
33020
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parents: 32542
diff changeset
1022
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1023 This would search for some way to open its argument (similar to opening
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1024 a file in the Windows Explorer).
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1025
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
diff changeset
1026 @item Alias @command{read} to be the same as @command{open}, only read-only
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
diff changeset
1027
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1028 @item Write a @command{tail} command which uses @code{view-file}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1029
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1030 It would move point to the end of the buffer, and then turns on
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1031 auto-revert mode in that buffer at frequent intervals---and a
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1032 @command{head} alias which assums an upper limit of
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1033 @code{eshell-maximum-line-length} characters per line.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1034
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1035 @item Make @command{dgrep} load @code{dired}, mark everything, then invoke @code{dired-do-search}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
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parents: 32542
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1036
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1037 @item Write mesh.c
33020
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parents: 32542
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1038
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1039 This would run Emacs with the appropriate arguments to invoke Eshell
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1040 only. That way, it could be listed as a login shell.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1041
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1042 @item Use an intangible @code{PS2} string for multi-line input prompts
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1043
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1044 @item Auto-detect when a command is visual, by checking @code{TERMCAP} usage
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1045
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1046 @item The first keypress after @kbd{M-x watson} triggers `eshell-send-input'
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1047
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1048 @item Make @kbd{/} electric
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1049
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1050 So that it automatically expands and corrects pathnames. Or make
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1051 pathname completion for Pcomplete auto-expand @samp{/u/i/std<TAB>} to
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1052 @samp{/usr/include/std<TAB>}.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1053
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1054 @item Write the @command{pushd} stack to disk along with @code{last-dir-ring}
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1055
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1056 @item Add options to @code{eshell/cat} which would allow it to sort and uniq
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1057
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1058 @item Implement @command{wc} in Lisp
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1059
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1060 Add support for counting sentences, paragraphs, pages, etc.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1061
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1062 @item Once piping is added, implement @command{sort} and @command{uniq} in Lisp
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1063
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1064 @item Implement @command{touch} in Lisp
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1065
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1066 @item Implement @command{comm} in Lisp
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1067
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1068 @item Implement an @command{epatch} command in Lisp
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1069
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1070 This would call @code{ediff-patch-file}, or @code{ediff-patch-buffer},
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1071 depending on its argument.
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1072
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1073 @item Have an option such that @samp{ls -l} generates a dired buffer
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1074
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1075 @item Write a version of @command{xargs} based on command rewriting
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1076
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
diff changeset
1077 That is, @samp{find X | xargs Y} would be indicated using @samp{Y
e21feeab77fb See ChangeLog
John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>
parents: 32542
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1078 $@{find X@}}. Maybe @code{eshell-do-pipelines} could be changed to
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1079 perform this on-thy-fly rewriting.
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1080
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1081 @item Write an alias for @command{less} that brings up a @code{view-mode} buffer
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1082
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1083 Such that the user can press @key{SPC} and @key{DEL}, and then @key{q}
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1084 to return to Eshell. It would be equivalent to:
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1085 @samp{X > #<buffer Y>; view-buffer #<buffer Y>}.
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1086
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1087 @item Make @code{eshell-mode} as much a full citizen as @code{shell-mode}
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1088
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1089 Everywhere in Emacs where @code{shell-mode} is specially noticed, add
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1090 @code{eshell-mode} there.
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1091
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1092 @item Permit the umask to be selectively set on a @command{cp} target
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1093
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1094 @item Problem using @kbd{M-x eshell} after using @code{eshell-command}
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1095
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1096 If the first thing that I do after entering Emacs is to run
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1097 @code{eshell-command} and invoke @command{ls}, and then use @kbd{M-x
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1098 eshell}, it doesn't display anything.
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1099
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1100 @item @kbd{M-RET} during a long command (using smart display) doesn't work
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1101
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1102 Since it keeps the cursor up where the command was invoked.
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1103
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1104 @end table
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1106 @node Concept Index, Function and Variable Index, Bugs and ideas, Top
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1107 @unnumbered Concept Index
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1108
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1109 @printindex cp
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1110
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1111 @node Function and Variable Index, Key Index, Concept Index, Top
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1112 @unnumbered Function and Variable Index
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1113
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1114 @printindex fn
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1115
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1116 @node Key Index, , Function and Variable Index, Top
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1117 @unnumbered Key Index
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1118
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1119 @printindex ky
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1120 @bye